On this day:
1501: Portuguese explorer Pedro Cabral arrives back in Lisbon after successfully discovering Brazil and returning from India
1799: The Rosetta Stone, an ancient Egyptian rock inscribed with a decree by King Ptolemy V, is found
1955: Mainau Declaration is signed by 18 Nobel laureates against the use of nuclear weapons
2002: A. P. J. Abdul Kalam is elected 11th President of India (results announced 18th July)
Born on this day:
1606: Rembrandt, Dutch painter
Gone on this day:
1904: Anton Chekhov, Russian physician, author
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